Jorasanko Assembly Elections 2026
Jorasanko is a key legislative assembly constituency in West Bengal, located in the Kolkata North district. In the 2021 assembly elections, the seat was won by All India Trinamool Congress. Vivek Gupta, from All India Trinamool Congress defeated Mina Devi Purohit of the Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 12743 votes.
Jorasanko Assembly constituency is part of the Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, All India Trinamool Congress candidate Sudip Bandhopadhyay won the Kolkata Uttar parliamentary seat by defeating Dr. Tapas Roy of the Bharatiya Janata Party with a margin of 92560 votes.
From election campaigns to final results, follow all developments related to Jorasanko assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.
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Jorasanko Assembly Elections
Jorasanko Assembly Election Results 2021 to 1977
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Jorasanko Assembly Election Results (2021)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vivek Gupta
WINNER
|
All India Trinamool Congress |
52,123
Lead: 12,743
|
53% |
| Mina Devi Purohit | Bharatiya Janata Party | 39,380 | 40% |
| Ajmal Khan | Indian National Congress | 4,769 | 5% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,028 | 1% |
| Nirmal Kanti Samaddar | Bahujan Samaj Party | 412 | 0% |
| Bijnan Kumar Bera | SOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST) | 408 | 0% |
| Nawal Mondal | Independent | 361 | 0% |
| Sushanta Ghosh | Independent | 179 | 0% |
| Ranjit Kumar Thakur | Independent | 104 | 0% |
| Anand Singh Kharwar | Independent | 96 | 0% |
| Anil Kumar Choudhary | Independent | 95 | 0% |
Jorasanko Assembly Election Results (2016)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Smita Bakshi
WINNER
|
All India Trinamool Congress |
44,766
Lead: 6,290
|
43% |
| Rahul(biswajit)sinha | Bharatiya Janata Party | 38,476 | 37% |
| Avinash Kumar Agarwal | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 15,639 | 15% |
| None Of The Above | Nota | 2,374 | 2% |
| Uttam Mali | Bahujan Samaj Party | 816 | 1% |
| Bijnan Kumar Bera | Socialist Unity Centre Of India (communist) | 641 | 1% |
| Uttam Acharya | Independent | 618 | 1% |
| Sunil Roy | Independent | 306 | 0% |
| Manoj Kumar Jaiswal | Janata Dal (secular) | 300 | 0% |
| Biswabasu Mukherjee | Independent | 296 | 0% |
| Shyamal Samaddar | Independent | 218 | 0% |
| Sanjeev Kumar Jain | Independent | 180 | 0% |
Jorasanko Assembly Election Results (2011)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Smita Bakshi
WINNER
|
All India Trinamool Congress |
57,970
Lead: 31,509
|
51% |
| Janki Singh | Communist Party Of India (marxist) | 26,461 | 23% |
| Mina Devi Purohit | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17,161 | 15% |
| Md. Sohrab | Janata Dal (united) | 8,526 | 8% |
| Manoj Kumar Jaiswal | Independent | 553 | 0% |
| Arvind Singh | Bahujan Samaj Party | 529 | 0% |
| Subhash Singh | Independent | 474 | 0% |
| Uttam Acharya | Independent | 407 | 0% |
| Birendra Singh | Jago Party | 369 | 0% |
| Munni Hela | Independent | 269 | 0% |
| Biswabasu Mukherji | Independent | 213 | 0% |
| Sunil Roy | Samajwadi Janata Party (rashtriya) | 184 | 0% |
| Kanai Lal Maity | Independent | 162 | 0% |
| Bipin Das | Independent | 141 | 0% |
Jorasanko Assembly Election Results (2006)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Dinesh Bajaj
WINNER
|
All India Trinamool Congress |
14,162
Lead: 819
|
41% |
| Shyam Sundar Gupta | All India Forward Bloc | 13,343 | 39% |
| Monoj Kumar Poddar | Indian National Congress | 5,561 | 16% |
| Vijay Gupta | Independent | 270 | 1% |
| Chanchal Kumar Datta | Independent | 236 | 1% |
| Sachin Sharma | Independent | 228 | 1% |
| Bindhyachal Ojha | Independent | 175 | 1% |
| Swapan Bose | Independent | 159 | 0% |
| Kashinath Kundu | Independent | 101 | 0% |
| Dipak Sharma | Independent | 60 | 0% |
| Ganesh Mondal | Independent | 46 | 0% |
Jorasanko Assembly Election Results (2001)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Satya Narayan Bajaj
WINNER
|
All India Trinamool Congress |
14,847
Lead: 778
|
39% |
| Shyam Sundar Gupta | All India Forward Bloc | 14,069 | 37% |
| Manoj Kumar Poddar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 8,079 | 21% |
| Virendra Kumar Luhariwala | Independent | 318 | 1% |
| Sitaram Sharma | Samajwadi Janata Party (rashtriya) | 232 | 1% |
| Ravi Kumar Sanker | Independent | 160 | 0% |
| Ravi Jaipuria | Independent | 114 | 0% |
| Abhoy Sankar Roy | Independent | 81 | 0% |
| Radhyashyam Ringheshya | Independent | 61 | 0% |
| Naresh Chandra Sharma | Independent | 39 | 0% |
| Khalid Irfan | Independent | 35 | 0% |
| Madanlal Agarwal | Independent | 30 | 0% |
Jorasanko Assembly Election Results (1996)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Deokinandan Poddar
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress |
23,787
Lead: 7,714
|
49% |
| Satish Narayan Bajaj | All India Forward Bloc | 16,073 | 33% |
| Nandalal Singhania | Bharatiya Janata Party | 6,297 | 13% |
| Mansoor Ahmed | Independent | 593 | 1% |
| Kanai Chandra Pal | Independent | 214 | 0% |
| Rajendra Sonkar | Independent | 113 | 0% |
| Vinod Surana | Independent | 94 | 0% |
| Naresh Ch. Sharma | Independent | 77 | 0% |
| Sambhu Nath Ganguli | Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha | 68 | 0% |
| Abhay Shankar Roy | Independent | 59 | 0% |
| Kedar Nath Jha | Social Action Party | 55 | 0% |
| Krishna Kumar Sharma | Independent | 54 | 0% |
| Satya Vyas | Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh | 49 | 0% |
| Akhtar Alam | Independent | 46 | 0% |
| Nirmal Kumar Bhartia | Independent | 39 | 0% |
| Bholanath Gupta (munna) | Independent | 34 | 0% |
| Jatinder Nath Baral | Independent | 32 | 0% |
| Lal Bahadur Verma | Independent | 26 | 0% |
| Rathor Sewa Singh | Independent | 12 | 0% |
| Suresh Kumar Murgai | Independent | 7 | 0% |
Jorasanko Assembly Election Results (1991)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Deokinandan Poddar
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress |
21,409
Lead: 8,672
|
45% |
| Sukumar Dass | All India Forward Bloc | 12,737 | 27% |
| Arun Jaluka | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11,574 | 24% |
| Rantosh Kumar Poddar | Jharkhand Party | 603 | 1% |
| Bhattacharayyaswaraj Ranjan | Akhil Bharat Hindu Maha Sabha | 191 | 0% |
| Sita Ram Sharma | Independent | 113 | 0% |
| Ram Lakshan Singh | Doordarshi Party | 63 | 0% |
| Kishan Kumar Shroff | Independent | 59 | 0% |
| Akhtar Alam | Independent | 48 | 0% |
| Gajanand Bang | Independent | 37 | 0% |
| Nagarmal Soni | Independent | 18 | 0% |
Jorasanko Assembly Election Results (1987)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Deoki Nandan Poddar
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress |
25,519
Lead: 11,757
|
54% |
| Sukumar Das | All India Forward Bloc | 13,762 | 29% |
| Durga Prasad Nathani | Bharatiya Janata Party | 3,777 | 8% |
| Krishna Gopal Sinha | Janta Party | 2,732 | 6% |
| Akhtar Alam | Independent | 160 | 0% |
| Satish Chandra Vyas | Independent | 107 | 0% |
| Rahatulla Khan | Independent | 103 | 0% |
| Mir Asgar Ali | Independent | 97 | 0% |
| Nagar Mal Soni | Independent | 79 | 0% |
| Radhe Shyam Jalan | Independent | 44 | 0% |
Jorasanko Assembly Election Results (1982)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Deokinnandan Poddar
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress |
19,888
Lead: 3,621
|
44% |
| Shyam Sundar Gupta | All India Forward Bloc | 16,267 | 36% |
| Vishnu Kant Shashtri | Janta Party | 6,827 | 15% |
| Krishna Gopal Sinha | Independent | 1,108 | 2% |
| Nooruddin Md. Jahangir | Independent | 200 | 0% |
| Dibakar Debnath | Independent | 146 | 0% |
| Satish Chandra Vyas | Independent | 101 | 0% |
| Shiv Lochan Yadav | Independent | 74 | 0% |
| Akhalar Alam | Independent | 39 | 0% |
| Sagarmull Sharma | Independent | 21 | 0% |
Jorasanko Assembly Election Results (1977)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vishnu Kant Shastri
WINNER
|
Janta Party |
13,818
Lead: 4,815
|
43% |
| Deoki Nandan Poddar | Indian National Congress | 9,003 | 28% |
| Sukumar Das | All India Forward Bloc | 5,456 | 17% |
| Md. Mansoor | Independent | 3,122 | 10% |
| Madan Lal Choudhary | Independent | 138 | 0% |
| Birendra Kumar Singh | Independent | 74 | 0% |
| Bhagirathimal Ladia | Independent | 60 | 0% |
| Lokenath Saraff | Independent | 26 | 0% |
| Mahabir Prasad Agarwala | Independent | 18 | 0% |
Source: ECI
Strike Rate
AITC 56%
INC 44%
AITC won 5 times and INC won 4 times since 1977 elections.
Jorasanko MLA List
| Year | Candidate's Name | Votes | Lead | Vote Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Vivek Gupta | AITC | 52,123 | 12,743 | 53% |
| 2016 | Smita Bakshi | AITC | 44,766 | 6,290 | 43% |
| 2011 | Smita Bakshi | AITC | 57,970 | 31,509 | 51% |
| 2006 | Dinesh Bajaj | AITC | 14,162 | 819 | 41% |
| 2001 | Satya Narayan Bajaj | AITC | 14,847 | 778 | 39% |
| 1996 | Deokinandan Poddar | INC | 23,787 | 7,714 | 49% |
| 1991 | Deokinandan Poddar | INC | 21,409 | 8,672 | 45% |
| 1987 | Deoki Nandan Poddar | INC | 25,519 | 11,757 | 54% |
| 1982 | Deokinnandan Poddar | INC | 19,888 | 3,621 | 44% |
| 1977 | Vishnu Kant Shastri | JNP | 13,818 | 4,815 | 43% |
Source: ECI
Jorasanko Past Election Results
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Vivek Gupta | AITC |
52,123
(Lead: 12,743)
|
53% |
| Mina Devi Purohit | BJP | 39,380 | 40% | |
| 2016 | Smita Bakshi | AITC |
44,766
(Lead: 6,290)
|
43% |
| Rahul(biswajit)sinha | BJP | 38,476 | 37% | |
| 2011 | Smita Bakshi | AITC |
57,970
(Lead: 31,509)
|
51% |
| Janki Singh | CPM | 26,461 | 23% | |
| 2006 | Dinesh Bajaj | AITC |
14,162
(Lead: 819)
|
41% |
| Shyam Sundar Gupta | AIFB | 13,343 | 39% | |
| 2001 | Satya Narayan Bajaj | AITC |
14,847
(Lead: 778)
|
39% |
| Shyam Sundar Gupta | FBL | 14,069 | 37% | |
| 1996 | Deokinandan Poddar | INC |
23,787
(Lead: 7,714)
|
49% |
| Satish Narayan Bajaj | FBL | 16,073 | 33% | |
| 1991 | Deokinandan Poddar | INC |
21,409
(Lead: 8,672)
|
45% |
| Sukumar Dass | FBL | 12,737 | 27% | |
| 1987 | Deoki Nandan Poddar | INC |
25,519
(Lead: 11,757)
|
54% |
| Sukumar Das | FBL | 13,762 | 29% | |
| 1982 | Deokinnandan Poddar | INC |
19,888
(Lead: 3,621)
|
44% |
| Shyam Sundar Gupta | FBL | 16,267 | 36% | |
| 1977 | Vishnu Kant Shastri | JNP |
13,818
(Lead: 4,815)
|
43% |
| Deoki Nandan Poddar | INC | 9,003 | 28% |
Source: ECI
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West Bengal Jorasanko Assembly Elections FAQs
Who won the Jorasanko Assembly seat in the 2021 election?
Vivek Gupta of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) won the Jorasanko Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating Mina Devi Purohit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by a margin of 12743 votes.
What is the historical strike rate of the Jorasanko constituency in past elections?
The strike rate in the Jorasanko constituency is 56% AITC and 44% INC, with AITC won 5 times and INC won 4 times since the 1977 elections.
What were the vote shares of the leading candidates in the 2021 Jorasanko Assembly Election?
Vivek Gupta (AITC) received 53.00% vote share.
Mina Devi Purohit (BJP) received 40.00% vote share.
What were the results of the 2021 Jorasanko Assembly Election?
Vivek Gupta (AITC) won the 2021 election with 52123 votes, leading by 12743 votes and securing a 53.00% vote share.
Which Lok Sabha constituency does the Jorasanko Assembly constituency fall under?
The Jorasanko Assembly constituency falls under the Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha constituency of Kolkata district.
What was the margin of victory in the Jorasanko Assembly Election 2021?
Vivek Gupta (AITC) won the Jorasanko Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 12743 votes over Mina Devi Purohit (BJP).
What are the key constituencies in the Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha area?
The Jorasanko Assembly constituency is part of the Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Chowrangee, Entally, Beleghata, Shyampukur, Maniktala, Kashipurbelgachhia.
Who were the top candidates for the Jorasanko Assembly Election 2021?
The top candidates in the Jorasanko Assembly Election 2021 were:
Vivek Gupta (AITC)
Mina Devi Purohit (BJP)
Ajmal Khan (INC)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Vivek Gupta (AITC) emerging as the winner.
Disclaimer:
The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.
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